Grassland bird responses to land management in the largest remaining tallgrass prairie;Respuestas de aves de pastizal al manejo de tierra en el remanente ḿas extenso de tallgrass prairie

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 420-432

  Rahmig, Corina J ^a   Jensen, William E ^a,b   With, Kimberly A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Conservation Reserve Program; Density; Diversity; Grazing; Nest survival; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GRAZING; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PASTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRAIRIE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; KANSAS; OKLAHOMA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

FLINT HILLS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; BOS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; SPIZA; SPIZA AMERICANA; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 62549159526     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01118.x     Document Type: Article

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